Monthly Archives: July 2003
NYT Defends Terror Market
Despite the early flood of criticism which caused the cancelation of the project, some media heavyweights have published articles defending the DARPA Terrorism Futures Market. Check out this articles in FORTUNE and another that just went up on the New … Continue reading
Kerouac has WAY more fans than the Lowell Spinners
As noted here yesterday, the Lowell, MA Spinners of the Class A New York-Penn league have announced a JACK KEROUAC bobblehead doll giveaway for August 21. As predicted, inquiries have come in from all over North America for the limited … Continue reading
Teddy Kennedy: One-Man Wind Farm
US Senator Edward M. Kennedy, whose staff has been quietly negotiating a measure that could halt plans for a wind farm off Cape Cod, backed away yesterday from the controversial amendment to federal energy legislation. Kennedy has remained vague about … Continue reading
The Scottish Play from the Ground Up
Every summer I take my foreign law students to Shakespeare in the Park, the Commonwealth Shakespeare Comnaly’s effort to increase the community’s culture level. Every year I arrive ready for the bard, with bread and fruit, blanket and pillow, water and … Continue reading
Reason #854 to Quit – The Nicotini
Enter the nicotini: Smoking ban leads to tobacco-infused drink Call it a liquid cigarette because this drink comes complete with the nicotine rush and tobacco aftertaste found in a pack of Camels. These tobacco-spiked martinis are being served up for … Continue reading
U.S. Judge Says Iraqi Fund Can’t Be Used to Compensate Ex-POWs
July 30 — Former U.S. fighter pilots held prisoner by Iraq during the 1991 Persian Gulf War can’t collect compensation from seized Iraqi money that President George W. Bush set aside to rebuild that country, a U.S. judge said. The … Continue reading
The End of an Era
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The last Volkswagen Beetle rolled off the assembly line Wednesday, 70 years after Adolf Hitler’s government introduced Germans to a two-door passenger car that became an icon around the globe. Workers painstakingly crafted the final car: … Continue reading
Yawns Proven Contagious
Self-aware or empathetic people are more likely to catch the yawns, say US researchers. Studies have shown that 40-60% of people who watch videos or hear about yawning end up joining in. Contagious yawning may have helped our ancestors to … Continue reading
Kerouac Bobblehead Dolls
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) A local literary icon will be honored next month in a way usually reserved for sports figures: a bobblehead doll. The first 1,000 fans at the Aug. 21 game between the Lowell Spinners and Williamsport Crosscutters of … Continue reading
‘Crack’ nicotine in cigarettes varies widely
Some cigarettes have a “kick” containing 35 times more “freebase” nicotine – the most addictive form – than others, researchers have found. The findings could help rate the addictiveness of different brands, they say. The amount of freebase nicotine in … Continue reading
Wolfowitz Kills Terrorist Market Brainstorm
Sorry, you won’t be able to buy shares in Usama Bin Laden anytime soon, as reported here this morning. Reacting to immediate intense pressure, Paul Wolfowitz killed the project "I couldn’t believe that we would actually commit $8 million to … Continue reading
Harvard Square Flash Mob Set
The first Flash Mob in the Boston area is set for Thursday in Harvard Square. Over 500 mobsters have signed up for the event, and today received an email from the shadowy organizers. The event will take place "sometime after … Continue reading